On the good days, my boys occupy each other while the girls are doing school. Crockett often naps at this time, but when he doesn't, Toddzilla likes to play with him in the adjoining room.On the bad days, the baby is tired but not sleeping... Toddzilla is not happy with quiet games alone. I take a deep breath and remember that my children will probably learn more by watching how I respond to the "problems," than what academic pursuits I had planned for the day.
Quite often, I'm surprised at dinner with how much Toddzilla actually picked up from our morning lessons. We usually try to narrate at least some of the day to Dad over the meal; especially concentrating on Latin prayers. There is nothing quite like hearing a two year old spout "et terra gloria Tua" (his favorite line) during casual dinner conversation. Which - let me tell you - is a much needed respite from the regular not-fit-to-mention-general-bathroom-banter he prefers.
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That picture of them is so cute.
I really like the idea of talking about what they learned during dinner. I bet they love telling their dad all about it.
Oh and yes, they have cute boy designs in cloth diapers. Unlike clothes where there aren't as many choices, cloth diapers are really balanced with boy/girl choices.
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